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I B. 0. FANSLOW. CHECK PROTECTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1918.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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B. 0. FANSLOW. CHECK PROTECTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1918.

1 ,333, 108. Patented Mar. 9, 1920 SHEETS-SHEET 2' mmlm B. 0. FANSLOW.

CHECK PROTECTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3. 1918.

1,333,108. Patented Mar. 9,1920.

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B. O. FANSLOW.

CHECK PROTECTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1918.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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Inventor:

nnrrnn sta r BENJAMIN U.

r o o s rarnn FFI n FANSLUVV, OF 'WI-IITE PLAINS, l'iiEVJ YQRK, ASSIGNUB TO NEVT ERA MFG. 60., OF hTEl/V YGRK, N. Y., CQRTPQEATIGN GE NEW" YORK.

CHEGK-liIRflTl-ECTING MACHINE.

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Application filed June 3, 1928.

lb c155 VL 601i? it may concern:

Be it known that l, BENJAMIN O. FANS- LOW, a citizen of the United States, residing in l/Vhite Plains, county of lVestchester, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Check-Protecting Machines, of which the following is a description.

Hlhe invention relates to new and useful improvements in check protecting machines, and more particularly to a machine of the type-known as check writers.

An object of the invention is to provide a machine of the above type which. is strong, durable, compact and easily operated, and wherein the various parts are positively held in proper timed relation to each other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine of the above type, wherein the printing wheel is mounted in a cross head reciprocating in a vertical plane, and wherein the printing wheel is turned for bringing any desired row of type in printing position by means of a shaft mounted independently of the cross head, and also wherein means is provided for locking the printing wheel when disconnected from. ()EEUHUJUQ; shaft by the n'loven'ionts of the cross head.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine of the above character with a gage member for controlling the feeding movements of the check, which. member is mounted independently of the cross head and which is locked independently of the printing wheel by means operated with the cross head, that the printing wheel and gage member can not possibly turn and get out of proper timing relative to each other when the p ting wheel is disconnected from the operating means.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pair of guides which are adjustable on the bed of the machine relative there to and to each other for guiding the cheek through the machine, which permits the check being centered anywhere in the machine relative to the printing position,

With the above objects in view, and others which will be detailed during the course of this description, my invention consists in the parts,features, elements and combinations thereof hereinafter described and claimed.

In order that my invention may be clearly Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

Serial No. 237,969.

understood, 1 have provided drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing a form of check-writer embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the machine just above the crank-shaft;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine with the faceplate removed and the printing-wheel in its position of upper extreme;

Fig. 4: is a view similar to Fig. 3, with the printing-wheel also removed, excepting a small section thereof at the bottom for the purpose of showing the cooperation of the locking means, and the position of the parts being shown as when the printing-wheel is at the lower extreme;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. l, the printing-wheel being shown at the upper extreme;

Fig. 6 is a similar sectional view showing the printing-wheel at tne lower extreme;

Fig. 7 is a top plan of the bed of the machine showing the guides set thereon and another position thereof being shown by dotted lines; and

Fig. 8 is a section substantially on the line 8- 8 of Fig. 7 showing the means for supporting and adjusting the platen.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the bed of the machine, 2 the feet or pads on the bottom thereof, of which there may be three or more, 3 the frame of the machine mounted on the bed and suitably secured thereto and spaced therefrom to form a check passage therethrough, l the dialed face-plate which is secured removably in position, by any suitable means, 5 the pointer which cooperates with the dial, and which is supported centrally on the hub 6 0f the printing-wheel 7, carrying type-blocks 8, said printing-wheel being mounted to turn with the shaft 9, journaled in the cross-head or plunger 10, guided for rightline reciprocations in the ways 11 of the frame 3. The shaft 9, at its inner end, has

secured thereto the gear 12 which meshes with the gear 13 carried by the shaft 1d, journaled in the depending lug or member 15 at the top of the frame, said shaft, at its other end, carrying the feed gagemember 16, the face of which is provided with a plurality of shoulders or projections 17 of vary ing height corresponding with the length of the word on the type-blocks 8 of the printing-Wheel. T he spur-wheel 18 carried by the shaft 19 meshes with the gear-wheel 13. whereby the gage-member and the printing wheel may be simultaneously rotated upoi manipulation of the knob 20 at the o ter end of the shaft 19, the latter, at is inrer end, being journaled in the lug it", and near its handle in the frame of the machine, longitudinal movement of sail shat-t being prevented by the stop-collar 21, we l thereto so as to prevent the spnr-wheel on; being moved out of mesh with the gea Wheel.

The cross-head or plunger is provided [5 on its upper surface at opposite sides with anti-frictional rolls 22, michengage earns 23, depending from the yoke 'eeured to the crank-shaft 25,. journaled at one end in the frame 3 and held from longitudinal movement in one direction by tlie scre 2n, the head of which engages the ou 1 the frame, and the opposite end of Whien shaft 1s ournaled 1n the frame and provided outside the latter with the crank .1

having a handle 28, and the collar or v ii engages the outside of the frame to preveai longitudinal movement of the S1 a in t e other direction. By means of the crank the printing-wheel is driven into col'iper tion with the platen .29 set i a slot 3G in he bed of the inaohlne. Viewing S t Will be seen that the platen may be rel rally adjusted in the bed by means of the lodex screws 31 threaded into the bed, and th upper ends of whiea form a bearing res for the bottom of the platen. 13y adjnstin the screws in the bed, the platen may l, lifted from the latter, rd, when. so lifted, the ends of the hol ow sorev's come the bedor support ror the platen. The platen is secur d to the hollow screws? bv means of the screws 32 extendii d 1 I k through the ends of the hollow :(,5V$S into the platen. Thus all nieqrr'nles in the platen may be compensateo 1 l the 4.1

platen maybe raised or lowered r n to the printing-noel so as to enable impression made on the paper by the t*-*peblocks on the printing-wheel to be mor less sharp or deep, this function havingoartioular reference to printing-bloolls an, platens, the cooperating surfaces of which are scored, ridged and grooved, pointed or otherwise treated to cut, inaoerato, puncture or otherwise break the fiber of the paper, so as to enable the ink spread upon the type-blocks to pentrate and saturate the fiber of the paper.

The printing-wheel, when '21 its lowermost or printing position in cooperation with the platen, is looked rem rotation that, when a type-block once setfor printing and the operatioi started, it can be neither turned nor jarred so as t dis- 635 turb-the proper oo'ciperative relation of the zten. ljn hunting- 1e pl the 'h tn; nimliuni bed.

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""hese set for a l tions aoeolz train or nieehai lever fulerunied lplished by means 0 t a uszn tnrludmo; a hreiiiualj fulcrum a 'ried donnm in depres into a shaft 6.0 in movement of loo order to the ans, tl i order, the 1 and the rulernr Jfided iged l uhLh. coiip lever ll, pivoted at r the frame of the lllihfllllffl. havin' an open end.

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the cross-heat. or lrngei' thereof and extending 1F .ing position, as show in lower e1 d 49 of the looking lover Y or flat, (dotted lines, 1 1-) so as to the pin in its do. 1 the dos; 3 into engagement with the teeth on the zin 3G1. and hold the same one ri In o en- (a use 1. re While the intingg. operation is taking place. and awe during the fee upon thacheck after the pr. been and whi ml J:-

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thus removing the dog 43 from the ratchet teeth enabling free movement of the latter and the gageonemher 1'6.

lit will he noted from the above deecrip tion that the printing Wheel is mounted in a or cal plane, While the operating ehat't there for is mounted independently of the cross head, so that the PQttl on the cross heath which rotates the p tinting Wheel, ino out of mesh with the gear 011 the she tor setting the e: in in View of this disconnetion of the printing whee from; its operating shaft and owing to the mounting of the member independently of the ere-es lead, two locking devices are provi iiedoiie of which automatically locks the memher and the other automaticaily locks the printing Wheel, and both of these loci: "g' devices are ope "ated by the heat This positive locking of the member and the p'intihg "Wheel inst res that they Will remain in proper timing relative to each other, so that when the cross head again raised and the gear associated the printing Wheel. brought into in its i'speratizip; on. the set- I 1 associated with the reeptctive tvpe blue] for which they are designed to coiiperrre in the feeding; operation of the ii'iachine.

Biking roiie'fit) are surfaces of the pr h the printing tuhct {W0C said rolls lacing jourhalcd upon pi ried .oy lewrs 2 fulcrui'ned in ti heat at Th inking rolls are y meet the 17I'1I1t121g-Wi138l h ectmu; coiled sprm r 5 1-.

The bed of the machine, see Figs. 5 to 8, inclusive, 15 provided lfingiillldlilflily therec of ne its rear ed c aiiid in its up Sun a h'i'oore v5 zlohg Which are ad- J geueraliy indieatet b f eaid gz uides a tut-cal po tion exthdiu the machine the 0 side of which no a passage in which e of t V a uided.

0.1. each it ded with a i lugz'a formed by or strik metal oi? the 1 and size to ia the bed,

t id in 3 d ieadiljv dos, mid luo i lv it W whereby the i1 ioaitiou with a head which reciprocatee in a verti-- eaee a check, when inserted in the giiiidee, to be deflected c omiwardly and properly through the guides to the front of the machine, this formation the r ar end of the guides aqso euahii the check to he held raised. from t )31 of the guides for ready engagerthe per; tor, @n the outer side oi!" do a thumb-piece or ext sion r upe'ardiy for in ude; and guide 1 .iipulation the in order to trictronally hold the position and a depressed with lugs in the 55, a;

formed ring}; tongues (51 rearward extensions of the ot the ttehaped portions 57, tongues Q11g trictiohaliy and Wi'ilil io-Wer oi? the hack of th ing understood the; i from the bed from rear term a. pasr the direction of feed s .icated by the arrow,

1e dotted lines, Fig. '2', show the :ition of adjustment of the two rvely to the platen and to each further movement together be limited by the hip; fiteuding up 3 from the gr eve i 1, the bed.

ediug mechanism is provided which terms no part of hie agplicatioiu out 1 in; contending apand claimed r .JZSBS. fl d oi? even ti-i 11 Serial l luni,

to set the j a are sin'iu shitted to on for c with t c are 65., which it p and tendency to e A t a1; same it produced by the spring 66 connected. to the hub of said arm and hear tic lower edge of the hack of the frame The dotted lines show a position of cooperati ot controlling arm with a aege ioulder. in

actuator (3? is aleo mounted to turn on the shaft t0, and is caused to 1311111 by lugs 68 extehdii i one the rear of the plunger 10. The actuah r drivee :teedarn1 69, the lot-tor end of which is hiiur rated and cooperatee "With a pin 70, extending from a feedo 71 carrying}; a or lly supported coutrolled feeddoo; '42, the slide he i ourited on the guide '53 at the fol-Wart end of which 15; mountee a pivotaily supio 'ted, enrieg-contrelled detent "4-.

d and detent normally engage the upper a fa ce of the eliiecit and, when the dog; feeds the check, the detent permits it to pass but, when the do; moves rear *ardly over the check, the detent grips the latter and prevents it trorzi moving. in the bed set a rid ged and grooved plate 75, located beside the platen and under the dog and deteiit coeperatioh with prongs on the executive ends of the latter, 3 and 4-;

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As sh wn in 3, a combined presser and stripper 76 is secured to the back of ti e frame and has members 77 extending over the bed in position to engage the top of the check on both sides of the platen to hold the check on the bed and prevent it from following the printing-wheel in its upward movement.

The foregoing detail description will onile the mode of oifieration to be readily unlcrstood: When the knob 20 is turned the nintinguvheel is turned and simultaneously herewith the feed controlling gage-member it), this being a movement preliminary to printing and feeding and for the purpose of se ing' the proper type-block in position to operate with the platen and the proper gage-shoulder or projection of the gage member in pro position for engagement with the controlling arm 65 oi the feeding .mechanism. The same operation shifts the pointer relatively to the dial, so that the operator can determine when the type-block desired is in printing position. At the same time, the ty e-bloclt are inked by coir-act of the same with the oppositely disposed inking rolls yieloingly in engagement therewith. Tie proper printing member being in position for the printing operation, ant a check having been inserted in the machine as sh wn in Figs. 5 and 6, between the guides 56, the latter having been adjusted to the proper position to engage the opposite edges of the check, the crank 2'? is turned toward the operator, thus causing the yoke 24 and cams 23 to beturned, the latter operating upon the anti-frictional rolls 22 to depress the plunger 10 against the tension of the two springs 76 connected at their upper ends to the top of the frame of the machine and at their lower ends to the rear of the plunger 10. The printing couple, the type-block and the platen, are thus made to operate upon the check to print and macerate the same and simultaneousl therewith the feed-slide is shifted from the position of Fig. 5 to the position of Fig. 6 preparatory to a feeding operation. The downward movement of the plunger opertes upon the locking lever causing its forward end 35 to descend into'a slot between ribs 36, thus preventing the printing-wheel from shitting relatively to the plate 1; and. at the same time, the pin 48 at the back. of the plunger descends from the slot 4:6 in the. detent 4-4: permitting the spur 43 to engage the ratchet 42 where it is held by the pin 48 engaging the lower end 49 0'5 the detent. l Vhen the crank 27 is released, the springs 76 immediately elevate the printing-Wheel and the actuator 67, causing the feed to take place, the movement of the dog 72 being controlled by the engagement of the arn 65, dotted lines Fig. 5, with the shoulder in its path of movement. At the same time releasing tin the locking le or is raised ward end tho-p111 l8 1s in st: and c1 ter ti thus shitti g ited in said frame adjacent tlic Front e machine and having; its axis extrudioin ront to rear of the machine, a. member mount d in said frame 11' or the printing \rh in r 7 el and with its axis extending from front to rear oi? the machine, an operating shaft located hctwccn aid printing Wheel and said rotar rage member and having; gearing connection therewith for simultaneously rotating said printing wheel and rotor gage incu'ihcr.

A check protecting machine including in combination, frame, a prim ng; \rhccl mounted in said frame adjacen k ie front of the machie and having; its axis extending from front to rear of the machine, a rotary gage member mounted in said ii ranec in rear of the printing wheel and with its. aP-fis ex tending i'om front to rar of the machinc, an operating shaft located between said printing wheel and said rotary page member and having gearing connection there with for simultaneou ly rotatingsaid printing wheel and ro" y member, a fixed shaft extending: across the frame and heneath said first named shatt. a feeding mechanism. :u'tuating devices thcrc or can ried by said fixed shatt, and controlliiro; do

*ices for determining the length of the stroke carried hv said shaft and cooperating with said member.

3. A check protecting machine ineludin in combination, a frame, a printing! wheelv means mounteo in said frame for supportino said pr ntii Wheel n'l'iercb it may bi.- raised and low-red, means "tor raising and lowerin the printing wheel, a platen cooperntn with said printing; wheel. a cross shaft ioiu'it d in fixed hearings in said 'iranie. devices operated therein tor rotating; said printi 1 whee, said devices beini, lisnowcd is lowered devices rill he disconneetcd from each other, and means actuated by the movements of the printing wheel up and so that when said printing Wheel down for locking; the printing wheel from movement when said devices are out of en gagement.

4:. A check protectinw machine includin t: C

eas es in combination, a frame, a vertically reciproeating cross head mounted therein, means for 'aisinp; and lowering;- the cross head, a

printing Wheel mounted for rotation in said cross head, a platen cooperating; with said printing Wheel, a lever pivotaily carried by said cross head, projections on the printing wheel for receiving the end the ever for locking the p il'iting wheel from. movement, and means engaging said lever for swin the same when the cross head raised. and lowered.

5. A, chest: protecting machine including in combination, a frame, a cross head 1,5 recruited for Vertical reciprocation in said frame, a roller located at each of said cross heac, a cross shaft mounted in. said :Eran1e,nieans for oscillating said shaft, cams carried by the said shaft and making con tact Wit the respective rollers for depres ing the cross hes d, springs for raising said cross head, and a printin Wheel jot led on said cross head.

6. A check protecting in conibinatio. a frame, a cross head inoo. ed for Vertical reciprocation in ta '5 no, a roller located at each side oi cross head, a cross shaft mounted in s ,id "frame, 7 ans said she came carried y the said shat and making contact with the re active roilers for depress ng the cross head springs raising said or head, a piinti-mwhee jooriialed on cross her i g" roils ano on cross head an with,

machine including to make contact with the .t'ng Wheel,

Y. A chec otecting mac ine includ bination, a frame, a vertically reciproitg cross head tinted in said frame, a nting wheel carried by said cross head, a shaft mounted in said fraiine independent of the cross head, a, carried by said sl'iai bcinr disposed so as gears oeing so disposed as to be disc-t when said cross head is lot actuated. by the movements oi. the cross head for locking the printing Wheel from B'lOV6- meant when said gears are out of mesh.

8. A check protecting machine inchidine' in combination, a frame, a vertically recipro eating cross head mounted in frame, a printing Wheel carried by said cross head, a shaft mounted. in said frame independent sit the cross head, a gear carried by said shaft, a gear fixed to the printing Wheel, and meshwith said a'ear on the shaft, said gears being so disposed as to be d isconnected When said cross head is lowered, nieans actuated by the nioven'ients of the cross head for locking the printing Wheel from movement when said gears areont of mesh, a feeding mechanism {or feeding ti e check, a rotary member associated with said feeding mocha iisin, means for connecting the said rotary gage member with said shaft, whereby the inenibei' and printing wheels may be a gear carried thereby, means for rotating said shaft, a gear in table up and down with the printing Wheel and meshing with the gear on the shaft, feeding mechanism, a ineniber associated therewith and mounted on said shatt, whereby the gage member and printing wheel may be simultaneo -isly rotated, the gear associated with said printing Wheel being moved out oi mesh When said printing Wheel is moved from its extreme upper position, means for locking said printing Wheel When said gears are out of mesh, and independent means for locking the gage i'nei'nber when said gears are out of mesh.

1.0. A check protecting inachine including in combination, a reciprocating cross head, a printing wl'ieel mounted thereon, a teedmechanism, a ineniber associated with said feeding i'nechanisin and mounted independent o1 said cross head, means for moving the cross head up and down, and moms for locking said gage member from rotation when said cross head is moved away from its extreme upper position.

Iii. A. check orotecting machine including in combination, a frame, a shaft jonrnaled in the iipger end of said frame and extending transverseiy across the machine, a hand operated lever connected to the outer end oi saic shaft, a second shaift mounted in said frame and extending earallel With the first nained shaft, and hand operating knob secured to the end oi said last nanied shaft opposite the handle of the first named shaft, a movable cross head, a printing Wheel can need shaft oi ing the cross head up and down, a i cine; mechanism, a ioinber associated therewith, and means berated from said second named shaft for si nultaneously rotating said gage i'nember mid said printing Wheel.

12. check protecting inacnine including in combination, a frame, a shaft extending transversely across traine, an operating; handle secured at one end thereof, a cross head mounted to reciprocate in said frame, devices for actuating the cross head from the shaft, printing wheel jonrnaled on said cross head and adapted to rotate about an axis at right angles to said shaft, a second shaft parallel with the first named shaft g the printing Wheel,

head mounted to reciprocate hai ing a hand operating l aoh on the opposite side of the machine 1 e111 said 1 andle, a gear Wheel associated W said printing Wheel and a gear on sai second shaft for 7 rotating said gear Wheel.

13. A. check protecting, niachi'ie including in combination, a tame, a shaft extending transversely c cross said trawe, an operating hereof, cross handle secured at one end t said frame, devices for actuating the .icad from the shaft, a printing wheel join: aled on said cross head and adapted to rota an axis at right angles to said second shaft parallel with the first nan'ied shaft having a hand operating knob on the opposite side oi the machine from snip handle, a gear Wheel associated with said p "inting Wheel, and a on s: id shaft rotating said gear Wheel. said gear wh e associated with said pri Wheel bein t) moved out of mesh with the wheel on said shalt when said cross head is lowered.

and means operated in timing with the downvard movements the cross head for locking the printing Wheel when said are out of mesh.

14in A check protecting niacline including in combination, a a shart extending transversely across said trains, on operating handle secured atone end thereo a cross head mounted to rec n ocate in said frame, devices for actuating the cross heat. from the shaft, a printing: Wheel jonrnaled on Stlf cross head and adapted to rotate about an axis at right angles to said shaft. a second shattparallel with the first nained ihaft ham a hand opera ins; knob on the opposite side of the machine :t'ro said handle, a Wheel associated with C .id rintinq er on said shaft for rota- ,7 gear 'Wh e said 1" Wheel associated vith said printing Wheel being moved out o h the Wheel on said shaft when cross head is loweree, means operated in timing; with the downward movements of the cross head for locking the printing whee when said gears are out of mesh. member mounted independent of the printing wheel, and means for rotating said member from said second nained shaft.

15. A check proteetin machine inclining; in coznbinatioma fIZUDG, a shaf -extending transversely of the frame at t e upper" en with the first named sh: l he Y- fill knob at the opposite side Oi the f om said handle. a

for r" girin Wheel lo *nted in nt of the Cl'ls? head a ionrnaled thereon, years for com nectin, .hc princinz; \rliccl to said second named shaft twliereh said printing .Jlliil nia; he rot ted wh n the cross head is n raised 13o..-.ion. Said gears licinsr d1. as to n ore out et incsh when the oss head lowered, means for locking: the n" Wheel when said gears are out mesh. :1 lee niccha a rotatinggrade H'Kiililil' and located in i- :r of" said shafts. and novices for retzxtin s: id in nlier from said second nar ed sin. if. d 17. adjust .l; protection machine co -s- :ied o f siin'giort having a rece a i in said RK-ClFR a. :ili i'alit s o1 holvs threaded do the bed and DYU- oval :o

iectino; into the re :e s for c til'aoeration with 1 the platen. each of sa d hollow scrc 1 nei be secured ihci'eto.

CAOClC .ognidingr means to: a. check me one. machine ceinpri in :1 hose hav ng; a

rig nrovided with means wherein th plates and each rising]; irovidcd w"h his :ula itiwl to enter the said groove and slide trictiom allv therein: a nd each oi? s d devices liOlHfZ' Drtivided itrear end l 1 means at for shitting; the same on the said lied.

19. i; check nnioe check protecting machines having an elongated Usha ind nienlher hst tiall tlat i'ocinhcr at the end ".llll fiii l nicmhm', said flat member 11. 11115: its rear end unturned where bv to deile the choc: into the cloiipni'cd member.

20. A check dc Tier check protecting machines comprising an elongated l -shaped ineinher. fiat nien he" at one end thereof having; an nptnrned inanionlriting; member. and an unturned check deflecting; member.

21. .ilic CllQClC guide for check in'otectinp; machines coinprisin a snhstantiall U- haped elongated inher, siihstantiadl flat ineniher one end thereof, and a spring: tongue in extension of the top ct the U sl aped portion.

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